Culture | Yahoo TechCulture articles on Yahoo Techhttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/tagged/cultureen-USCopyright (c) 2015 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.Buzz Aldrin's Historic Space Selfie Sells at Auction for $9,000Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. has the honor of being the first person to take a selfie in space.

Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. has the honor of being the first person to take a selfie in space.

The actor, known best for playing Mr. Spock on the original ‘Star Trek,’ passed away in Los Angeles from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:36:45 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/leonard-nimoy-actor-director-and-star-trek-112234974944.html?src=rss112234974944Facebook Adds New Gender Option for Users: Fill In the BlankFacebook users who don’t fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: fill in the blank.

Facebook users who don’t fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: fill in the blank.

]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:45:56 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebook-adds-new-gender-option-for-users-fill-in-112149920144.html?src=rss112149920144Adobe Photoshop Is Now 25 Years OldFrom among all the productivity applications that developed alongside the home PC over the past quarter century, Adobe’s Photoshop has been the most influential and transformative for the rest of the world.

From among all the productivity applications that developed alongside the home PC over the past quarter century, Adobe’s Photoshop has been the most influential and transformative for the rest of the world.

]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:38:03 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/adobe-photoshop-is-now-25-years-old-111472775864.html?src=rss111472775864Mattel's View-Master Is Back, and Now It's a Virtual Reality HeadsetThe Internet search giant and the toymaker plan to use Google’s Cardboard virtual-reality platform to offer virtual reality, augmented reality and “photospheric” images, using a smartphone as the display inside a plastic View-Master casing.

The Internet search giant and the toymaker plan to use Google’s Cardboard virtual-reality platform to offer virtual reality, augmented reality and “photospheric” images, using a smartphone as the display inside a plastic View-Master casing.

A new law banning “revenge porn” –– sexually explicit images shared online by a former partner without their ex’s consent — was passed in England and Wales Thursday.

]]>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:26:31 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/britain-bans-revenge-porn-110819441619.html?src=rss110819441619Facebook Now Lets You Choose Who Controls Your Account After You DieStarting today, users in the US will be able to chose to have their accounts deleted after death or grant another person on Facebook permission to manage an account on their behalf.

Starting today, users in the US will be able to chose to have their accounts deleted after death or grant another person on Facebook permission to manage an account on their behalf.

]]>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:23:31 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebook-now-lets-you-choose-who-controls-your-110810024558.html?src=rss110810024558The Trailer for the World's First Drone Show Is InsaneRobotic drones are about to put on a spectacular show for our entertainment, where they will perform amazing aerial stunts, impeccably choreographed flypasts, and battle it out for supremacy in the skies.

Robotic drones are about to put on a spectacular show for our entertainment, where they will perform amazing aerial stunts, impeccably choreographed flypasts, and battle it out for supremacy in the skies.

]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:33:19 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-trailer-for-the-worlds-first-drone-show-is-110725165504.html?src=rss110725165504Mormon Who Runs Website for Doubting Members OustedA Mormon man who gained notoriety over the past decade for running a website that offers doubting Latter-day Saints a forum to chat has been kicked out of the religion.

A Mormon man who gained notoriety over the past decade for running a website that offers doubting Latter-day Saints a forum to chat has been kicked out of the religion.

]]>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:03:07 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/mormon-who-runs-website-for-doubting-members-110668426779.html?src=rss110668426779Reporter Calls Comcast CEO's Mom to Complain About Poor ServicePhiladelphia Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky had enough of Comcast, after getting a number of emails from a number of customers who received horrible treatment from the company, and decided to call the head honcho of the company, who could actually get something done.

Philadelphia Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky had enough of Comcast, after getting a number of emails from a number of customers who received horrible treatment from the company, and decided to call the head honcho of the company, who could actually get something done.

The move aims to address a labor crunch in the city state’s services sector and boost productivity, says Edward Chia, managing director of Timbre Group.

]]>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:00:38 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/at-this-singapore-restaurant-all-of-the-waiters-110602646644.html?src=rss110602646644Detroit Man with 21-Mile Walking Commute Gets New Car, Thanks to the InternetJames Robertson has been walking 21 miles to commute to work outside Detroit for nearly a decade — until today.

James Robertson has been walking 21 miles to commute to work outside Detroit for nearly a decade — until today.

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:29:51 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/see-the-detroiter-with-21-mile-walking-commute-get-110278290164.html?src=rss110278290164Facebook, LinkedIn Join to Help Women in TechFacebook and LinkedIn want to boost dwindling numbers of women studying engineering and computer science with a collaborative initiative announced Friday that they hope will eventually fill thousands of lucrative Silicon Valley jobs long dominated by men.

Facebook and LinkedIn want to boost dwindling numbers of women studying engineering and computer science with a collaborative initiative announced Friday that they hope will eventually fill thousands of lucrative Silicon Valley jobs long dominated by men.

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:56:58 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebook-linkedin-join-to-help-women-in-tech-110270981689.html?src=rss110270981689Katie Couric Interviews the President of Lyft: 'We Will Absolutely Catch Up with Uber'With the so-called sharing economy taking off not only in our country but all around the world, saying to somebody, “I’m going to call an Uber” is becoming as commonplace as saying, “I’m going to catch a cab.”

With the so-called sharing economy taking off not only in our country but all around the world, saying to somebody, “I’m going to call an Uber” is becoming as commonplace as saying, “I’m going to catch a cab.”

]]>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:29:21 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/katie-couric-interviews-the-president-of-lyft-we-110170826844.html?src=rss11017082684412 Fictional VR Helmets From TV and MoviesWith its recent surprise unveiling of the HoloLens augmented reality headset, Microsoft reminded us that this sci-fi concept is coming closer to reality. Or is that closer to fiction? The concept of immersive headgear isn't exactly new. Here are our favorite fictional virtual reality and augmented reality headgear from film and television

With its recent surprise unveiling of the HoloLens augmented reality headset, Microsoft reminded us that this sci-fi concept is coming closer to reality. Or is that closer to fiction? The concept of immersive headgear isn't exactly new. Here are our favorite fictional virtual reality and augmented reality headgear from film and television

]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:55:02 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/why-apple-keeps-winning-in-style-109882374444.html?src=rss109882374444Someone Just Hijacked Taylor Swift's Twitter and Instagram Accounts [UPDATE: Swift Has Responded]Swift has the fourth largest account on Twitter, making this one of the higher-profile breaches that have occurred on the network.

Swift has the fourth largest account on Twitter, making this one of the higher-profile breaches that have occurred on the network.

]]>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:29:08 GMThttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/someone-just-hijacked-taylor-swifts-twitter-and-109314442684.html?src=rss109314442684Are You An Angry Tweeter? Time To See A CardiologistThis makes total sense.